1998 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

The 1998 World Group II play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group II and four nations from the three Zonal Group I competitions. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 1999 World Group II, while losing nations joined their respective zonal groups.

Australia vs. Argentina

Australia
5

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
25–26 July 1998
Nuhide carpet (indoors)

Argentina
0

		1	2	3
1	Jelena Dokić Mariana Díaz Oliva	6 2	6 2
2	Nicole Pratt Celeste Contín	6 2	6 4
3	Nicole Pratt Mariana Díaz Oliva	6 3	3 6	6 4
4	Jelena Dokić Laura Montalvo	6 3	6 2
5	Kerry-Anne Guse / Rachel McQuillan Erica Krauth / Laura Montalvo	6 4	6 3

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Austria vs. Poland

Austria
5

Salzburg-Begheim T.C., Bergheim, Austria
25–26 July 1998
Red clay (outdoors)

Poland
0

		1	2	3
1	Sylvia Plischke Magdalena Grzybowska	6 2	3 6	6 0
2	Barbara Schett Aleksandra Olsza	4 6	6 0	6 3
3	Barbara Schett Magdalena Feistel	6 0	6 2
4	Sylvia Plischke Aleksandra Olsza	6 0	6 1
5	Sylvia Plischke / Barbara Schett Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska	6 4	6 0

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South Korea vs. Japan

South Korea
1

Jang Choong Centre, Seoul, South Korea
25–26 July 1998
Red clay (outdoors)

Japan
4

		1	2	3
1	Kim Eun-ha Miho Saeki	6 2	4 6	4 6
2	Choi Ju-yeon Ai Sugiyama	1 6	1 6
3	Kim Eun-ha Ai Sugiyama	4 6	5 7
4	Cho Yoon-jeong Miho Saeki	4 6	3 6
5	Choi Young-ja / Kim Eun-ha Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵

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Belarus vs. Venezuela

Belarus
4

National Centre, Minsk, Belarus
25–26 July 1998
Supreme hard (indoors)

Venezuela
1

		1	2	3
1	Olga Barabanschikova María Vento	6 2	6 2
2	Natasha Zvereva Milagros Sequera	6 1	6 2
3	Natasha Zvereva María Vento	3 6	6 3	4 6
4	Olga Barabanschikova Milagros Sequera	6 3	6 2
5	Olga Barabanschikova / Nadejda Ostrovskaya Milagros Sequera / María Vento	7 5	6 3

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References

^ "Australia v Argentina". fedcup.com.
^ "Austria v Poland". fedcup.com.
^ "South Korea v Japan". fedcup.com.
^ "Belarus v Venezuela". fedcup.com.